> “The Chinese government's espionage operation deeply penetrated networks of at least nine U.S. telecom companies, including AT&T and Verizon,” said Sen. Cantwell. “They exploited the wiretapping system that our law enforcement agencies rely on under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act -- known as CALEA. These systems became an open door for Chinese intelligence. Salt Typhoon allowed the Chinese operation to track millions of Americans’ locations in real time, record phone calls at will and read our text messages.”
Honestly, having lived a parallel life to the Windows ecosystem, TIL about “red forest.” I do think, though, that cross-account AWS actions are much more first-class than it sounds like jumping between forests ever was.
[T]he Israeli government’s “Cyber Unit” [is] an entity that, among other things, reaches out to major online platforms like Facebook and Twitter with requests that the platforms remove content. It’s one of a number of such agencies around the globe, which are known as Internet Referral Units. Earlier in April, the Israeli Supreme Court gave a green light to the unit’s activities, rejecting a legal challenge that charged the unit with infringing on constitutional rights.
Not sure what you mean laws but there is certainly regulatory guidance that assessors will be using.
The agencies consider single-factor authentication, as the only control mechanism, to be
inadequate for high-risk transactions involving access to customer information or the
movement of funds to other parties. Financial institutions offering Internet-based products and
services to their customers should use effective methods to authenticate the identity of
customers using those products and services. The authentication techniques employed by the
financial institution should be appropriate to the risks associated with those products and
services. Account fraud and identity theft are frequently the result of single-factor (e.g.,
ID/password) authentication exploitation. Where risk assessments indicate that the use of
single-factor authentication is inadequate, financial institutions should implement multifactor
authentication, layered security, or other controls reasonably calculated to mitigate those risks.
It's crazy to think I bought my ti-89 in 2000 it was 250ish. It ran on a 68000 that was already old AF, and I love that calculator. Why was it so expensive. At the time other graphing calculators existed but no other company had a comparable calculator(at least to me)
The product doesn't need updating and they have no competition so why lower the prices?
If you want something newer with more power and more features they also have the Nspire line of calculators but the TI-89/TI-83 basically the staple calculator for highschool math.
That is exactly why it would rub people the wrong way on a site where people are interested in entrepreneurship and also in disruption. Being approved by standardized testing institutions becomes a barrier to entry and a means for rent seeking. Of course there could be far better calculators for lesser cost that aid learning better, and more clearly reflected the types of tools that should be the default quality for practitioners in the real world.
Compare the HP-12c in finance. It's extremely well-designed and optimized for a lot of patterns, and it even has a moderately steep learning curve that seems to enamor it to its users, yet it is absurd to argue that absent certification as an approved calculator for the CFA that there would not be be even better handheld calculators used more often that people spent time to learn.
The TIbcalculator doesn't address either demand that goals of high school mathematics should address. It doesn't expose students to the state of the art, and despite its constrained capability it is costly enough to shrink the talent pool of high school students who get to take the tests that show off their aptitude and achievement.
I don't think the problem are standardized test institutions; for example Collegeboard, who administer AP and SAT tests, allow wide range of calculators from five manufacturers. Sure, they might not be the only game in town, but afaik they are the most influential one.
I think the problem is far closer to the grassroots, down to individual teachers taking the easier well trodden road of TI monoculture for various reasons ranging from ignorance, busyness or fear.
> The product doesn't need updating and they have no competition so why lower the prices?
They absolutely do have competition, see for example the HP Prime, which is far superior (IMHO) to any calculator TI puts out.
The issue is that TI has a very effective market lock-in, so they don't have any incentive to innovate. They know students in the US will still buy their calculators because they won't be allowed to take the test if they don't
on ebay it can go for $65. I got mine in early June for $40. Supply and demand for school supplies are about as predictable as desk fans and space heaters.
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> “The Chinese government's espionage operation deeply penetrated networks of at least nine U.S. telecom companies, including AT&T and Verizon,” said Sen. Cantwell. “They exploited the wiretapping system that our law enforcement agencies rely on under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act -- known as CALEA. These systems became an open door for Chinese intelligence. Salt Typhoon allowed the Chinese operation to track millions of Americans’ locations in real time, record phone calls at will and read our text messages.”
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